Second quarter challenge flowers finished
I have finished my flowers but I don’t think I am finished with the picture.
The last time I had gotten this far
I started adding flowers, thinking that the branch end would be the last to open, I started with a darker colour and fewer threads to make buds. I made smallish french knots.
Next, I went to a lighter shade of pink and a few more strands for the next size-up flower buds
For the next group, I used my final pink colour but added in a few strands of the darker colour. I should have probably used half and half because the darker pink didn’t show up as much as I hoped. I did these at home so you got 4 progress pictures.
Today while I was at the market, I finished, with the lighter pink being for the bigger flowers. I decided to try colonial knots instead of french knots. I am not sure I wrapped them all the right way band I added some extra wraps around the needle to bulk them up a bit.
I liked the way they turned out. I am thinking maybe I should add a little bit of yellow to the middle of the bigger flowers to make them look more open. I also think adding some green flower buds might be a good idea too. So that is next, and hopefully, I will make it before the end of June.
And now just because they are cute, the 2 ducklings that visited our booth this morning. they belong to the Farm and were out for a walk with their youngest.
22 thoughts on “Second quarter challenge flowers finished”
These are really beautiful, Ann. You’ve done a great job: they look very lifelike. I like your plans for a little yellow and some green buds too. Look forward to seeing it finished.
Thanks Lindsay, I am pleased with the way they turned out. I am not quite sure how I will make the middles in the middle of knots.
Oh yes, I like these flowers. I think you had just the right amount of the darker pink showing amongst the lighter flowers. I agree that yellow centres in the open flowers and some greeny-pink buds would be good too.
I love the ducklings, they look like they might like a cuddle.
Looking forward to your next step.
Ann
Thanks Ann, greeny-pink would be good or maybe maroon. The duckling were funny following their youngest around.
What a lovely photo of the duckllngs 🙂
The flowers are looking good – the colonial knots are very effective – and your idea of adding the yellow and green should work well. Looking forward to seeing the flowers finished.
Thanks Lyn, the colonial knots required some thinking to start but soon became easy.
Your flowers are coming along nicely Ann. I like the gradation of color and think that adding a bit of yellow and green would help to finish off the picture. It’s amazing that we are already at the end of the second quarter, isn’t it?
I love the little ducks, they are so cute.
Thanks Ruth, I think the branch looks a little sparse at the moment. It is hard to think it is almost the end of June. We finish school her on the 28th.
Love your colour gradation Ann, and as all above the hint of yellow & green will be the icing on the cake!
Looking forward to your next instalment.
Oh the ducklings – so cute especially with the black spots on their heads!
Thanks Antje. I like ducklings and ducks. Ducklings never go through that ugly faze the way baby chicks do.
Beautiful, I love your flowers. They remind me of wisteria moving in the breeze. I love your colour choices too, and look forward to seeing the next phase if you decide it is not finished. Gorgeous ducklings
Thank you Marie, I like the movement too. I will be working on it some more. Its not quite done I don’t think.
Looking good. Are you going to add any hints of green leaves to your branch?
Thanks Carlene, yes some green leaf buds to the branches and yellow middles for the larges pink flowers.
Thanks I think I will ad some.
Love the delicacy of the flowers Ann and the colours. It’s a really pretty scene. I must check out how to do the colonial knot. Looking forward to seeing the additions you mentioned.
As for the little ducklings ……… off the Richter scale on cuteness!
Helene x
Thanks, Helen. the knot was a bit fiddly to start because I am used to french knots. but after a few it was easy.
Ann, I love your narrative as much as your stitches! I’m wondering the difference between a French knot and a Colonial knot?
Thank you, Barbara. A french knot goes around the thread the same direction and a colonial knot is a figure 8. this link will explain it better than I can. Its my favourite stitch dictionary. https://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/knots/
Thanks for that link Ann, I hadn’t heard of colonial knot before and it looks a lot easier than the french one. It always takes me ages to get right every time I go back to do one.
Ann